1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:13 April – 14 September 1975
Teams:19
Champions: Blackrock
Count:26
Champions Captain:Éamonn O'Donoghue
Runners-Up: Glen Rovers
Runners-Up Captain:Teddy O'Brien
Matches:18
Goals:98
Points:351
Top Scorer: Paddy O'Sullivan (5-04)
Pat Horgan (0-19)
Previous Year:1974
Previous Tournament:1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1976
Next Tournament:1976 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1975 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 13 April 1975 and ended on 14 September 1975.

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Seandún in the quarter-finals.[1] [2]

The final was played on 14 September 1975 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between Blackrock and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Blackrock won the match by 4–11 to 0–10 to claim their 26th championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3] [4] [5]

Paddy O'Sullivan and Pat Horgan were the championship's joint-top scorers.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Final

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paddy O'SullivanSeandún5-041944.75
Pat HorganGlen Rovers0-191944.75
3Ray CumminsBlackrock3-081744.25
4Frank ColemanCarrigdhoun4-031527.50
Éamonn O'SullivanBlackrock4-031543.75
Gus O'DriscollCarrigdhoun3-061527.50
7Noel MorganNemo Rangers4-021434.66
Bertie Óg MurphySarsfields3-0514114.00
John Kevin ColemanCarrigdhoun3-051427.00
Bernie MeadeSeandún1-111443.50
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Frank ColemanCarrigdhoun4-0214Muskerry
Bertie Óg MurphySarsfields3-0514Seandún
3Éamonn O'SullivanBlackrock3-0211Bandon
John Kevin ColemanCarrigdhoun2-0511Muskerry
5Gus O'DriscollImokilly2-0410St. Vincent's
Ray CumminsBlackrock2-0410Bandon
7Dan LinehanSt. Vincent's2-039Imokilly
Pat MoylanBlackrock1-069Duhallow
Pat HorganGlen Rovers0-099Blackrock

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Barrs - a history. St. Finbarr's GAA website. 9 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest. Irish Examiner. 27 July 2002. 9 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present. Cork GAA Finals website. 9 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Classic county finals: When Mardyke took centre stage for hurling and football. Echo Live. 29 May 2020. 9 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Club history. Glen Rovers GAA website. 9 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Bandon GAA Hurling & Football Club - Roll of Honour. Bandon GAA website. 11 October 2020.